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Top moments in high school sportsApr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
High school athletes across the suburbs face off on basketball courts, football fields and baseball diamonds; they size each other up in tennis matches, around golf tees and across wrestling mats. The give it their all for their schools, their teams, their classmates and their coaches. The Daily Herald put together a video to honor athletes at our suburban high schools. Watch this feature to see some of the top moments in high school sports.
$Jon Macnider smiles widely as the Schaumburg girls hand him the state championship trophy in November, 2010. Macnider came through like a champion after undergoing balloon kyphoplasty to treat a spinal fracture.$
True to form, Macnider takes temporary setback in stride Feb 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Running has been a significant part of Jon Macnider’s life. A three-day layoff from running could seem to be an eternity for someone like Macnider. So, one can imagine the distressing thoughts Macnider had in the fall of 2010 about thoughts of a longer or even permanent layoff from something which has provided him with so much joy.
Glenbard East to leave DVC Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Glenbard East cleared the final hurdle in its quest to leave the DuPage Valley Conference for the Upstate Eight Conference. Behind Monday's 6-1 vote by the Glenbard High School District 87 School Board in Glen Ellyn, Glenbard East will sever its 30-year ties with the powerhouse athletic league in hopes of finding a more competitive situation. Glenbard East is now free to join the UEC, although the vote did not adhere to a specific timeline.
Libertyville’s Buesing prepares to head (farther) north Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
When he leaves work each day, Libertyville cross country coach Mark Buesing crosses the state border to his home in Bristol, Wis. In three months, the science teacher will really be crossing the border. Buesing is traveling to Greenland for two weeks in April to participate in NASA's Operation IceBridge, a six-year mission to map polar ice in unprecedented detail to better understand processes that connect the polar regions with the global climate system.
Jones again proves most valuable to Augustana Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
Sarahbeth Jones didn't miss a beat from her junior season. The Augustana senior distance standout and Warren High school graduate has been named as the Vikings' "Most Valuable Runner" for the second straight year. She has been the No. 1 performer for veteran head coach Fred Whiteside's team in each of the past two seasons.
Sudanese students can play, Mooseheart on probation Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
The Illinois High School Association has decided four Sudanese students can play sports, but their high school is on probation. The IHSA ruled Monday that three basketball players and one cross-country runner, all juniors, can compete for tiny Mooseheart High School in Batavia.
Libertyville’s Filippo authors winning cross country finale Dec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Katherine Filippo is an English major at Illinois Wesleyan with an emphasis in writing. The former Libertyville standout sure wrote a great script for her final cross country season in Bloomington. She helped the Titans reach the NCAA finals for the first time in school history. Clocked in a time of 23:22.3 for 188th place, Filippo helped the Titans finish 24th in the NCAA Division III cross country championships at the LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind. "Qualifying for nationals was a goal that we had been working toward for the past four years," said Filippo, who also worked as an intern in the sports information department at IWU.
Carmel’s Halford hits her stride at St. Francis Nov 26, 2012 12:00 AM
St. Francis' Hilary Halford earned some elite status a little more than a week ago. The former Carmel runner now running for the Joliet university became an All-American in cross country in Spokane, Wash. Halford placed 17th out of over 300 runners at the national meet, becoming the first All-American for cross country in St. Francis history. She was clocked in 18:21 on the 5K course.
Cunningham keys Harper repeat Nov 15, 2012 12:00 AM
In just his second season at the helm of the Harper College men's cross country team, Jim Macnider guided the Hawks to the program's second straight NJCAA Division III title Saturday on the campus of SUNY-Delhi. The Hawks placed four runners in the top 20, including individual champion Troy Cunningham. "I'm extremely fortunate to have the coaching staff I have," Cunninham said, referring to Macnider. "(He's) part of the reason I chose to come to Harper."
Harper runs down another NJCAA title Nov 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Make it two straight for Jim Macnider and the Harper men's cross country program. The Hawks, led by an individual championship from Troy Cunningham, repeated as NJCAA champions with a dominant performance Saturday in Delhi, N.Y. Harper finished with 59 points, well ahead of runner-up Gloucester (N.J.) 98 and Delhi (115). "I'm proud of our guys, and happy for them," Macnider said.
Harper takes aim at national repeat Nov 9, 2012 12:00 AM
The top-ranked Harper College men's cross-country team looks to defend its NJCAA Division III national championship Saturday in Delhi, NY. "It should be a good meet," said second-year Harper coach Jim Macnider. "They're looking forward to running the race." Region IV meet champion Troy Cunningham (Conant) has a legitimate chance of winning the race. The course record is just a shade over 27 minutes, a time Macnider thinks might be within reach for his top runner. "I don't see why Troy can't beat 27 minutes," Macnider said.
Catching up with state champion Victoria Clinton Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Kaneland sophomore Victoria Clinton has a voice as cute as a kitten. It hides the competitive heart of a lioness. How else — along with miles and miles of training and good coaching, of course — could one explain her individual title at last weekend's Class 2A girls state cross country meet?
Whitneys make the most of Detweiller Park trip Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
It was a great end to the season for the Whitney cross country family of Vernon Hills last weekend at the Class 2A state meet in Peoria. First-year Vernon Hills boys coach Mark Whitney not only got to help guide his son Kyle to a solid 52nd-place showing on the storied 3-mile Detweiller Park course, but he also got to watch his daughter Kristen run to an impressive 36th-place finish in the girls meet.
A big day for DuPage County runners Nov 4, 2012 12:00 AM
It was if the eight DuPage County teams turned the Class 3A girls cross county meet into an extended block party. Glenbard West junior Madeline Perez made history, only to have Naperville North steal the show with its depth and balance.
Saturday’s girls cross country scoreboard Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
High school varsity results from Saturday's girls cross country meets, as reported to the Daily Herald.
Saturday’s boys cross country scoreboard Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
High school varsity results from Saturday's boys cross country meets, as reported to the Daily Herald.
Van Vlierbergen, Duzey measure up downstate Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Jacobs sophomore Lauren Van Vlierbergen and Cary-Grove sophomore Talia Duzey both missed qualifying for last year’s cross country state meet. This year both made up for it, as Van Vlierbergen and Duzey were on target at the Class 3A state cross country meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria
Lake Zurich saves its best for last Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Lake Zurich started the season slowly, but the Bears sure finished the season with a bang. Senior Alex Milner (14:42) and junior Trevor Kuehr (14:46) set the tone by making all-state with 16th- and 20th-place finishes in leading Lake Zurich to fourth place in the team race with 203 points in the Class 3A boys cross country state meet at Detweiller Park.
Senior Day: Wasowicz, Wolfe and Poplawski excel downstate Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Palatine senior Tess Wasowicz, and Prospect seniors Brooke Wolfe and Lauren Poplawski have all had success at the girls cross country state meet. All three also have had their share of setbacks, but Saturday in the Class 3A championships at Detweiller Park in Peoria, each finished on a high note.
Strong finish for Prospect’s Shaffer Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Prospect senior Quentin Shaffer left no doubt that he belongs with the state's elite boys cross country runners at the Class 3A state meet at Detweiller Park on Saturday. The Knights senior surged from behind in the final mile to grab second place in an impressive 14:14 on a cloudy and cool afternoon.